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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 03, 2006
Page
3
Republicans reach a two year 70 billion plan to extend dividends and capital gains relief and shield 15 million middle income taxpayers from a tax rise. Final passage tied to a second package outline with House Republicans amid White House talks on Bush tax goals.
U S troops raided a suspected al Qaida hideout about 25 miles southwest of Balad Iraq killing 10 insurgents including two wearing explosive vests. It was unclear if Abu Musab al Zarqawi was present or targeted as U S and Iraqi officials pursue insurgents amid peace overtures.
U S officials confirm meetings with Sunni insurgents but withhold names. Zalmay Khalilzad cited dialogue with disaffected Sunnis as contributing to March’s drop in U S deaths. An Arabic daily reported meetings in Amman on January 16 and several sessions in Baghdad.
Staff Sgt. Mark Wall 27 of Alden Iowa died in Iraq from a heart attack at his unit’s base dining facility. Wall served with the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team and joined the Army in 2000. He is survived by his parents two brothers and a sister. The death is under investigation.
New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin announced a revised evacuation strategy for storms above Category 2 that eliminates the Superdome and Convention Center as shelters. The plan uses Amtrak trains and city shelters, with the Convention Center serving as a staging point and a mandatory evacuation expected.
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